KDDI, Future Design Shibuya, and Shibuya City Tourism Association will hold "Virtual Halloween 2023" from October 27th to October 31st, 2023.
This event, which is in its fourth year, will continue to offer entertainment content such as live music and games at the city-linked metaverses "Virtual Shibuya" and "Virtual Osaka." Furthermore, in 2023, we will hold an event for the first time on KDDI's αU metaverse (Note) where you can interact with artists and distributors (livers). As a place for new encounters and exchanges between ``Oshi'' and fans, as well as among fans, we will realize closer communication than ever before, centered on voice conversations. We will also provide a system in which profits will be returned to participating livers to support the success of creators.
“Virtual Halloween 2023”https://alpha-u.io/event/halloween23
Shibuya Ward considers issues such as ``obstruction of traffic due to drinking on the street'', ``scattered garbage due to littering'', and ``noise'' mainly around Shibuya Station as serious issues. In order to ensure that everyone can enjoy a comfortable, safe, and secure stay in Shibuya, we have declared "zero nuisance drinking on the streets" in August 2023. In response to this, Future Design Shibuya has launched the "Shibuya Good Manners Project" with the aim of solving problems together with multiple companies and organizations, and the first project is promoting the project during the Halloween period to "make the city safe and secure." doing. In addition, the Shibuya City Tourism Association has launched the ``Sustainable Shibuya Project'' with the aim of ``sustainable tourism'' and is promoting a conscious travel city. As part of this effort, the three parties will be collaborating with Shibuya City to hold this event in collaboration with Shibuya Ward under the theme of "Stay Virtual" as a way to enjoy Shibuya outside of the real city.
The “Virtual Shibuya” Halloween Festival, which started during the coronavirus pandemic and has attracted more than 1.3 million people in total, will be held for the fourth time in 2023. To date, a total of 66 artists, VTubers, anime characters, etc. have performed, and as a new form of entertainment, the event has won various awards, including the Grand Prize at the 7th JACE Event Awards and the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award.
About Virtual Halloween 2023
1. Features
(1) Entertainment events such as music/comedy live performances and game content themed around the city We will hold music/comedy live shows by more than 10 artists and comedians in total. You can have fun and have fun together with friends or fans in a virtual space. We will also play a game in which participants clean up the trash littering the streets of ``Virtual Shibuya.''
(2) Fan meeting where you can communicate closely with artists and comedians through voice calls We will hold fan meeting events where you can interact with artists and comedians. In a virtual space, you can experience sharing the same space with the person you are supporting, which is difficult in the real world. Furthermore, unlike general streaming apps where the actions from the viewer's side to the fan are mainly text comments, by utilizing the functions of αU metaverse, both the fan and the fan can have a voice conversation. and realize two-way communication.
(3) Live distribution function that allows anyone to transmit content KDDI's Metaverse αU metaverse will make the ``live distribution'' function available to the public in conjunction with the holding of ``Halloween Festival 2023.'' The ``live distribution'' function, which was previously only available to some streamers, will now be available to anyone, making it possible to freely stream live in virtual space at any time. Open to the public, we will hold an event where livers and fans will come together to create the largest community ever.
Participating livers can use this as a new method of disseminating content in addition to their current platform, and can also earn money by receiving digital gifts (tips) from fans and others.
2. Event period
October 27, 2023 - October 31, 2023
3． event partner
The virtual Shibuya Halloween event will be held by KDDI, Future Design Shibuya, and Shibuya Tourism Association, with the support of Shibuya City. The Virtual Osaka Halloween event will be held by KDDI, which operates Virtual Osaka, and the Future Osaka Project, in cooperation with Osaka Prefecture and Osaka City.
Details of the event and content will be announced on the special website (https://alpha-u.io/event/halloween23).
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“Virtual Shibuya” overview
“Virtual Shibuya,” which celebrates its 4th anniversary this year, is Japan’s first city-linked project officially recognized by a local government, launched in May 2020 by the “Shibuya 5G Entertainment Project,” which is comprised mainly of KDDI, Future Design Shibuya, and the Shibuya City Tourism Association. type metaverse. Since its launch in May 2020, we have regularly held virtual events such as “#Shibuya Ghost in the Shell NIGHT by au5G,” “Virtual Halloween,” and “Shibharu Festival.”
More than 1.3 million people from all over the world participated, and received various awards such as the Grand Prize of the 7th JACE Event Award, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award, and Spike's Asia 2021 Silver.
“Virtual Shibuya” official website: https://vcity.au5g.jp/shibuya
“Virtual Osaka” overview
“Virtual Osaka” is transmitting the appeal of the city of Osaka domestically and internationally in advance of the Osaka-Kansai Expo to be held in 2025. With the theme of "City of Emergence," we aim to bring together a wide variety of people and contribute to the creation of a new culture and community in Osaka through new experiences and expressions.
“Virtual Osaka” official website: https://www.virtualosaka.jp/
Overview of “Shibuya Good Manners Project”
Shibuya Good Manners Project is working to make Shibuya Ward a safe and secure city. In cooperation with various stakeholders, we will work throughout the year to solve social issues such as not only nuisance street drinking, but also street smoking and littering.
https://shibuya-good-manner.com/
Overview of “Sustainable Shibuya Project”
This is a project launched by the Shibuya City Tourism Association in September 2023. While Shibuya is starting to regain its vitality as tourists flock in from Japan and abroad as the city undergoes a rapid recovery from the post-coronavirus pandemic, the increase in the number of visitors is due to the emergence of "overtourism" such as crowding and poor manners by tourists. , has become an issue. Through the promotion of tourism, the company aims to realize "Shibuya, an international cultural and tourism city."To this end, it believes that "achieving sustainable tourism" is essential, and is promoting the "Sustainable Shibuya Project." By introducing sustainable stay experiences and initiatives in Shibuya that we can do now, together with the local community, we will present a new style of tourism and aim to realize a Conscious Travel City.
https://sustainable-shibuya.com/
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